The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-29
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Eighteenth Day.
THURSDAY, Nov. y, 1881.

THURSDAY, Nov. n, 1887.
House met at 10 O'Clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. 5. G. Wilder, in the chair.
Minutes read and approved.
PETITIONS.
y Rep. Kawaipui read two petitions
rom Hama, from persons claiming
balances OF S70and 500 30 respectively,
for work done on roads. Referred to
the Minister of Interior.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Waterhouse made a verbal
report on the petition for the removal
of the Government physician at La
haina. No name was mentioned in
the petition and no date given, and
one Government physician had re-
signed at Lahaina. For the above
reasons the committee were not able
\ 10 take action on the petition.
Petition was, on motion, laid on the
table.
Noble Widemann inquired if the
Auditor General had resigned.
Minister Green answered that he
found a letter on his office table yester-
dav afternoon, informing him that the
Auditor-General had handed his resig-
nation to the King on the Dist. y
copy of the resignation was appended,
which the Minister read.
The Minister stated that the Cabinet
had unanimously agreed to accept the
resignation.
Noble Widemann moved that the
mance Committee be excused from
~ rting on Noble Hitchcock's reso-
luNon. relating to the Auditor-General.
Carried.
Rep. Kinney reported for the Judi
. ciary Committee on the bill providing
'1or the abolition OF the Hawaiian
Board of Health. Committee reported
a substitute bill, which they recon-
mended in lieu of the bill submitted TO
them The bill was read a first time,
and passed to second reading.
The same member also read the Ju-
dietary Committees report on the petit
ton for leper hospital at Kalalau, as
follows:
To the Hon. 5 g. Wilder President of the
Legislative Assembly-Sir. The Judiciary
Committee 10 whom was referred the Deti
ton Of SIS residents of the District of Hama
lei. Kauai. praying that kalalau be set apart
as a leper asylum for the lepers OF Kauai, re-
specially report that your Committee have
carefully considered the above petition
and made inquiries as to the facts both from
those favorable to the petition and those who
are not.
The most important of the arguments
against the petition are contained in the able
communication of DR.. n. b. Emerson. Presi-
dent of the Board of Health, which Is made
a part of this report
Your committee feel deeply that much can
be done outside of the present system to re-
move the prevailing anupathies and resist
ance among Hawailans to the efforts of the
Government to eradicate leprosy, and this
without relaxing one whit the principle of
segregation. Your committee also feel that
unless some system is improvised by which
this almost national antipathy is largely
abated and Hawaiians are themselves
brought TO realize the contagious nature of
this disease (thus bringing public sentiment
among Hawaiians to the aid of the Govern
rneutl the eradication or control of leprOsy
will be an almost hopeless task, as the people
az large. by carelessness and Ignorance, can
propagate this disease much faster than the
Government can eradicate it. Whether the
plan of establishing leper asylum at kalP-
lau will aid in bringing about the needed
reform vour committee Is not prepared to
say upon the facts now before them. There
fore your committee recommend that the
petition in question with this report be laid
on the table TO be carefully considered at the
Nav session, and that meanwhile the Mn
lister of Interior ascertain what actual outlay
will be necessary to establish settlement at
kalaiau and to remove by law the healthy
persons now resident there.
Your Committee take the liberty of throw
ing out the suggestion here that enforced,
systematic instruction in the Hawaiian pub
lie schools upon the nature of the disease,
and particularly its contagious character,
may at an impressionabe age counteract
and supply in sons degree the want of home
instruction on this subject
Respectfully submitted,
w. a. KINNEY.
A. p. KAPAEHAoLE,